Jersey City, New Jersey
Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.
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Jersey City, New Jersey
Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.
New York, New York
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Bluemont, Virginia
Conveniently located within binocular range of a nuclear bunker, the "summer camp" area was a painfully obvious spy house.
Potomac, Maryland
The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Falls Church, Virginia
This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.
Falls Church, Virginia
This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
Falls Church, Virginia
These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.
Falls Church, Virginia
This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Arlington, Virginia
Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.
Arlington, Virginia
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Arlington, Virginia
An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
Arlington, Virginia
Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Arlington, Virginia
A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.
Arlington, Virginia
In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.
Arlington, Virginia
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Washington, D.C.
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Arlington, Virginia
Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.